Seoul Viosys (“SVC”) (KOSDAQ: 092190), a subsidiary of Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. won patent litigation against a European home appliance retailer infringing on the company’s Violeda technology.
Seoul Viosys filed a patent litigation against FTHMM International BV, a Netherlands company, in February 2022, in The Hague District Court, seeking an injunction against the sales of UV LED products which infringes the patent.the asserted patent is related to Violeds technology which can disinfects water, air space, and surfaces using ultraviolet lights.
FTHMM acknowledged the infringement after the cease and desist declaration approved by the court. The company is required to cease all sales of infringed UV LED products and has to destroy any such products. FTHMM must also pay 500 Europer product for any such instance of non-compliance.
This litigation branches out of an earlier patent lawsuit filed by Seoul Viosys in France against FNAC Darty Group, a European retailer. In September 2021, the court of Paris ordered the search and seizure of evidence of suspected infringement. Based on that, Seoul Viosys came to know that the accused UV LED products are being imported and distributed from the Netherlands.
Seoul Viosys co-developed and mass-produced the world’s first UV LED in early 2000. It emits UV light using optical semiconductor technology. It also has cutting edge sterilization and purification technology used in household appliances. It has more than 5000 patents.
“As the UV LED market grows, distribution of copycat products has increased significantly,” said Young-joo Lee, Seoul Viosys CEO. “Seoul Viosys’ patented technology is essential for manufacturing UV LEDs, and Seoul Viosys will continue to enforce and protect its hard-earned patented technology around the world.”
Seoul Viosys, SETi, and their strategic partners are actively enforcing patent rights against infringers around the world. They already obtained a series of permanent injunctions judgments for patent infringement in the U.S. and Europe against UV LED products from various LED manufacturers, such as RayVio, Everlight, Bolb, Epileds, LED Engin, and SL Vionics (previous name “Semicon Light”). They continue to pursue additional enforcements against some of those manufacturers.
